*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : TG1760000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phosphorothioic acid, O,O-dimethyl
                          O-(2-(ethylthio)ethyl) ester, mixed with O,O-
                          dimethyl S-(2-(ethylthio)ethyl) ester (7:3)
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 8022-00-2
LAST UPDATED            : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 33
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C6-H15-O3-P-S2
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 230.30
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : 2S2OPS&O1&O1 &2S2SPO&O1&O1
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Agricultural Chemical
                          Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * Bayer 21/116
   * Demeton methyl
   * Duratox
   * S(and O)-2-(Ethylthio)ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate
   * Metasystox
   * Methyl demeton
   * Methyl-mercaptophos
   * Methylmerkaptofos
   * Methyl systox
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 75 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,259,1959
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 300 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   WRPCA2 World Review of Pest Control.  (London, UK)  V.1-10, 1962-71.
   Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 9,119,1970
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 12 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   BJIMAG British Journal of Industrial Medicine.  (British Medical Journal,
   Box 560B, Kennebunkport, ME 04046)  V.1-    1944-  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   15,158,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 26 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85JDAH "Organophosphorus Pesticides: Organic and Biological Chemistry," Eto,
   M., Cleveland, OH, CRC Press, Inc.,  1974  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   -,197,1974
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 3500 ug/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   PCJOAU Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal (English Translation).  Translation
   of KHFZAN. (Plenum Pub. Corp., 233 Spring St., New York, NY 10013)  No.1-
   1967-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,508,1969
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 30 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
   Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
   GKNT, 1982  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,85,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LCLo - Lowest published lethal concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 20 mg/m3/4H
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   85GMAT "Toxicometric Parameters of Industrial Toxic Chemicals Under Single
   Exposure," Izmerov, N.F., et al., Moscow, Centre of International Projects,
   GKNT, 1982  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,85,1982
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 46 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GISAAA Gigiena i Sanitariya.  For English translation, see HYSAAV.  (V/O
   Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)  V.1-    1936-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 27(8),97,1962
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Administration onto the skin
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rabbit
DOSE/DURATION           : 75 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya.  Labor Hygiene and
   Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR)
   V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 2(5),7,1958
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Unreported
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - species unspecified
DOSE/DURATION           : 80 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   30ZDA9 "Chemistry of Pesticides," Melnikov, N.N., New York, Springer-Verlag
   New York, Inc., 1971  Volume(issue)/page/year: -,346,1971
 
                 ** OTHER MULTIPLE DOSE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 404 mg/kg/78W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Brain and Coverings - other degenerative changes
   Liver - other changes
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
REFERENCE :
   FATOBP Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Kiev).  Pharmacology and Toxicology.
   (Kievskii Nauchno- Issledovatel'skii Institut Farmakologii i Toksikologii,
   Kiev, USSR)  No.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 8,122,1973
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 1230 mg/kg/18W-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,559,1959
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Oral
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Mammal - cat
DOSE/DURATION           : 470 mg/kg/94D-I
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Blood - changes in serum composition (e.g. TP, bilirubin, cholesterol)
   Biochemical - Enzyme inhibition, induction, or change in blood or tissue
   levels - true cholinesterase
   Related to Chronic Data - death
REFERENCE :
   FATOAO Farmakologiya i Toksikologiya (Moscow).  For English translation, see
   PHTXA6 and RPTOAN. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.2-   
   1939-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 22,559,1959
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 200 ng/m3/24H
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Effects on Embryo or Fetus - fetotoxicity (except death,
   e.g., stunted fetus)
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - other developmental
   abnormalities
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - musculoskeletal system
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36(1),34,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 700 ng/m3/24H
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - pre-implantation mortality (e.g. reduction in
   number of implants per female; total number of implants per corpora lutea)
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36(1),34,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 100 ug/m3/24H
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - litter size (e.g. # fetuses per litter; measured
   before birth)
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36(1),34,1971
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TCLo - Lowest published toxic concentration
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Inhalation
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 500 ug/m3/24H
SEX/DURATION            : female 1-22 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Specific Developmental Abnormalities - Central Nervous System
   Reproductive - Effects on Newborn - sex ratio
REFERENCE :
   HYSAAV Hygiene and Sanitation (USSR).  English translation of GISAAA.
   (Springfield, VA)  1964-71. Discontinued.  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   36(1),34,1971

                              *** REVIEWS ***
 
   ACGIH TLV-TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (skin)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   TLV/BEI,1997

                    *** U.S. STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS ***
 
   MSHA STANDARD-air:TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (skin)
   DTLVS* The Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) and Biological Exposure Indices
   (BEIs) booklet issues by American Conference of Governmental Industrial
   Hygienists (ACGIH), Cincinnati, OH, 1996  Volume(issue)/page/year:
   3,165,1971

                    *** OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS ***
 
   OEL-AUSTRALIA:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-AUSTRIA:TWA 0.5 ppm (5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-BELGIUM:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-DENMARK:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-FRANCE:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-GERMANY:TWA 0.5 ppm (0.5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-THE NETHERLANDS:TWA 0.5 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-POLAND:TWA 0.1 mg/m3 JAN 1993
   
   OEL-RUSSIA:STEL 0.1 mg/m3;Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL-SWITZERLAND:TWA 0.05 ppm (0.5 mg/m3);Skin JAN 1993
   
   OEL IN BULGARIA, COLOMBIA, JORDAN, KOREA check ACGIH TLV
   
   OEL IN NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM check ACGIH TLV

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH RECOMMENDED EXPOSURE LEVEL (REL) :
   NIOSH REL TO METHYL DEMETON-air:10H TWA 0.5 mg/m3 (Sk)
REFERENCE :
   NIOSH* National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Dept. of
   Health, Education, and Welfare, Reports and Memoranda.
   Volume(issue)/page/year: DHHS #92-100,1992

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974)
     NOHS Hazard Code - 26540
       No. of Facilities: 165 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 1
       No. of Occupations: 2
       No. of Employees: 331 (estimated)

 
                            *** END OF RECORD ***